box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
disinheritance; disowning
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
second (unit of time); arc second
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to shout (in anger); to yell
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
setting off (on a trip); departure
seeing one off; farewell; escort
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
evil spirit; demon; devil
to arrive home; to return
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice